9. Mr. AL-THANI (Qatar) said that the Israeli occupying forces in south Lebanon and West Bekaa continued to violate the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. They demolished houses, burned crops, destroyed civilian facilities, obstructed economic activities and freedom of circulation, carried out population transfers, detained civilians without charge or trial and inflicted physical and psychological torture.

10. Qatar paid tribute to the efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to come to the aid of the population in the region. The Commission on Human Rights should continue to put pressure on Israel to stop violating international law and to withdraw from south Lebanon in accordance with Security Council resolution 425 (1978). By withdrawing from south Lebanon, as it had declared it would, Israel would contribute to establishing peace.